The first paper currency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was issued during the reign of the Founding King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud . It had a value of SAR0.5 and featured the inscription: 'The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Finance , I hereby promise to pay upon request to the bearer of this note SAR0.5.' The note bore a serial number, along with the name and the stamp of the Deputy Minister of Finance. The first official issuance of paper currencies was under the Curren...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's external debt, or foreign debt, is one of the means of providing liquidity and constitutes part of the country's total public debt, alongside domestic public debt. It is the total of the bonds owned by parties outside the country, such as foreign governments, individuals outside the nation's borders, and international organizations. Through cash surpluses and reducing the budget deficit, the Kingdom managed to decrease the debt size from 2005 to 2014...